Episodes
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What We Drank:
Henry of Pelham Cuvée Catherine Brut
Trius Brut
Divergence MV Brut (Unreleased)
Blue Mountain Brut
Harrow & Hope Brut Reserve
Louis Roederer Champagne
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The guys + Jeff Moote talk about barrels, influence in winemaking and everything in between!
What We Drank:
2022 Sparkling Vidal Icewine Marynissen Estates
Off The Hop Beers
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This is the second instalment of Queries with Kerri! Kerri joins us from the Marynissen tasting bar (and many other helpful jobs around the winery) with questions she has, or often hears at the vineyard. In this episode she focuses about processes that happen after the vineyard!
What we drank: Unreleased Marynissen Field Blend Sparkling
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This is the first instalment of Queries with Kerri! Kerri joins us from the Marynissen tasting bar (and many other helpful jobs around the winery) with questions she has, or often hears at the vineyard. In this episode she focuses about the vines & growing process.
What we drank: The Old Tun Sparkling Pinot Noir Rosé
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What We Drank: Ev's Eclectics Pear Vençal
Breweries Mentioned:
Left FieldFairweatherThird MoonBellwoodsOff The Hop (Available at Newark Brewery)KingsvilleBench BreweryCideries:
The Old TunCollective ArtsNiagara Cider Company (Available at Bench Brewery)IronwoodWine:
Benjamin Bridge 2016 Brut ReserveDivergence Rosé Brut (+ upcoming Sauvignon Blanc Brut)Marynissen Oh.Blue Mountain 2014 Brut ReserveSpirits:
DillonsLimited DistillerySpirit In Niagara3rd Party/Bottle Shops:
Wine OnlineMy Wine CanadaSavvy CompanyStocked CellarsArchives Wine & SpiritsEverlyGatherHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What We Drank: Divergence Rosé Brut
Notable Mentions: Laura from @crushablewineclub
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This week the guys were joined by Niagara winemaker extraordinaire Derek Barnett of Meldville Wines!
Browse Meldville Wines
Wines we drank:
2016 Fogolar Riesling
2007 Lailey Impromptu Red
2016 Icellars Cabernet Merlot
2016 Fogolar Picone Cabernet Franc
2016 Fielding Chosen Few
2016 Stratus Red
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The guys breakdown the meaning behind the word Vintage in the wine industry, and then hop through some of their most favourite and least favourite and break down the WHY?? question of it all!
What they drank: 2020 Blanc De Blancs Marynissen
Where to find vintage reports:
Rick Vansickle Wines In Niagara
Grape Growers of Ontario
VQA
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What we drank: Bella Terra Blanc De Blanc 2017
What we mentioned:
Cuvée
Niagara Wine Festival
Wineries of Niagara On The Lake
Niagara Benchlands
Wine Country Ontario
Savvy Company
Dark Horse
i4C - Cool Climate Chardonnay
VQA Wine Truck
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We break down the where and why in the Niagara food & drink scene. From bottle shops, to restaurants, to wineries, our top picks for place that SLAP, all while being great supporters of Ontario wine!
Wine We Drank: Divergence Riesling Brut (375ml)
Places We Talked About:
Gather Tasting Room
Oliv Cellar
The Cheers Store
Archives Wine & Spirits
Barbea
Kaiserhaus
Oddbird
Dispatch
Twenty
Wellington Court
Merchant Ale House
Ruffino's
Treadwell Cuisine
Garrison House
Just Cooking
Ridgepoint
Vineland Estates
Redstone
Ravine
Barrelhead
Kitchen 76
Pearl Morissette
August
Smoke & Moonshine
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Mitchell McCurdy & Marc Pistor are joined by Chris Frey of Nuance Winery Supply to taste through Rosé and explore a world of complexity!
Wines We Drank:
Pixie Sparkling Rosé - Rosehall Run
2022 Trius Rosé
2022 Featherstone Rosé
Whispering Angel Rosé
2022 Foreign Affair Gamay Rosé
2021 Southbrook Cabernet Franc Rosé
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The team explores the world of where to get your wine. Who's your dealer?? Some new and exciting ways the wine/alcohol world is offered, links below to places mentioned in the pod!
What they drank: Alvento 'Flora' Sparkling wine in 375ml bottles
Winery Direct Databases
Ontario Craft Wineries
Wine Country Ontario
3rd Party Options
My Wine Canada
Wine Online
Savvy Company
Stocked Cellars
Mentioned Restaurants/Bottle Shops
Kaiserhaus
Twenty
Archives Wine & Spirits
Grape Witches
Barbea
Dispatch
Gather Tasting Room
Oddbird
LCBO
LCBO Classics
Wine Agencies
Burgundy Direct
Nicholas Pearce
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The group is back on their sparkling game while they explain the world of VQA, wine appellation systems, and how to read your wine label, or find out more about what you're drinking from Ontario. They also are the most unhinged they have been so far.
What we were drinking: 2020 Divergence Brut Nature
Key website mentioned for all things VQA: VQA Ontario Website
Wines Mentioned:
Jackson Triggs Entourage Sparkling Brut
Jackson Triggs Cuve Close
Bachelder Wines
Le Clos Jordanne
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Marc and Mitch welcome their first ever friend guest: Jeff Moote of Divergence Wines, and also of 'being their friend'. The guys get into 5 different Ontario Rieslings they picked up at their local LCBO and taste through what makes them different and what you can expect from one of our wine country's most popular grapes!
Guest Host: Jeff Moote - Divergence Wines
Wines They Drank:
Cave Springs 2021 Riesling Winery Online | LCBO
Inniskillin Non Vintage Late Autumn Riesling Winery Online | LCBO
Vineland Estates 2021 Semi-Dry Riesling Winery Online | LCBO
Cave Springs 2020 Estate Riesling Winery Online | LCBO
Vineland Estates Elevation Riesling St Urban Vineyard Winery Online | LCBO
Other Wines Mentioned:
Foreign Affair Sussreserve Riesling
Kaiserhaus Riesling (Available @ the restaurant)
Charles Baker Picone Riesling Vinemount Ridge
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Marc & Mitch go down the rabbit hole of Wine Award competitions. Why hasn't a certain wine won any awards? Which awards should I pay attention to? What's the process even LIKE?! All will be answered! Links below to any wines or notable competitions or wine reviewers we mentioned!
What we were drinking: Blue Mountain 2014 Brut Reserve $49.90
Award Competitions To Watch:
Decanter World Wine Awards (Decanter)
National Wine Awards of Canada (NWAC, through Wine Align)
International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC)
Ontario Wine Awards
All Canadian Wine Championships (ACWC)
Articles & Reviewers Mentioned:
Decanter 'Canada Calling' Article
David Lawrason 'Canadian Wine Insider' Article
Chris Waters Wine Reviewer
Rick VanSickle Wine Reviewer
Wines Mentioned:
Hidden Bench Felseck Chardonnay (We mentioned 2018 won best wine in the world, this is a link to current selling vintage 2020)
Closson Chase South Clos 2021 Chardonnay
Hidden Bench 2021 Pinot Noir
Thirty Bench 2019 Benchmark Red (Meritage)
Thirty Bench Small Lot Cabernet Franc (2020 won the award from Decanter, they are selling 2018 vintage right now)
Marynissen Sparkling Vidal Icewine (2020 won the award, 2022 is current vintage for sale)
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Welcome to Barrel Samples! In our first episode we give you a bit of background on who the heck we even are! Then the team gets into sparkling wines, after drinking some international bubbly options (Champagne, Prosecco, some others) as well as stylistically similar Canadian options we get excited about the array of options in our country! Next we start to break down some top tips (of many many more to come..) on how to choose which bottle to purchase when you head to your local wine retailer, or right to the wineries themselves to explore specific producers.
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